5 Revelations From Chair Powell's Semiannual Congressional Testimony
Fed Chair Powell discusses 2024's 2.5% GDP growth, easing inflation, rate cuts, regulation shifts, stablecoin oversight, and ...
Unemployment spikes in Washington, D.C. as Trump and Musk begin efforts to shrink the government
Since Trump has taken office, nearly 4,000 workers have filed for unemployment insurance as part of a surge that began at the start of the new year ...
Asia-Pacific markets mixed as investors assess Trump reciprocal tariffs plan
South Korea’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit 2.9% in January, easing from its three-year high of 3.7% in the month ...
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Weekly Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected; Oxford Economics Sees Only One Rate Cut in 2025
Weekly applications for unemployment insurance dropped more than projected, according to US government data, while Oxford Economics predicted that the Federal Reserve would only cut interest rates ...
The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits falls as employers continue to hold on to workers
Last week, the Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs in January, significantly fewer than December ...
U.S. Jobless Claims Declined Last Week
The number of Americans who filed for new jobless benefits fell to 213,000. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had ...
US weekly jobless claims decline amid stable labor market
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits decreased last week, suggesting the labor market ...
US applications for jobless benefits rose to 219,000 last week, but layoffs remain relatively low
U.S. applications for jobless benefits rose by 11,000 to 219,000 for the week ending February 1, the Labor Department said ...
Trump wants both lower interest rates and tariffs. Here's how that could backfire.
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Wednesday to argue that tariffs and lower interest rates go "hand in hand," suggesting that new trade barriers could prompt the Federal Reserve to ease ...
Immigration crackdown could lead to a lower U.S. unemployment rate. Here's why.
A wave of immigration probably contributed to rising unemployment in the past few years. Now a Trump administration crackdown on new arrivals could push the U.S. jobless rate lower. Let's unpack that.
How could a federal workforce reduction impact Texas?
Texas is home to nearly 130,000 federal employees but many of those could lose their jobs under a new directive issued by ...